TYF Column: What Are We Reading?

 In Flawed, Celestine is appalled that for the rest of her life she will have to walk around with brands on her body just because she defied the status quo that her society stands by.  The treatment that Celestine undergoes by the hands of society and those close to her is almost unbearable to read. Despite being titled as an outcast by her society, Celestine still manages to rise above her situation. Cecelia Ahern does an amazing job at transforming Celestine’s character from a sheltered know-it-all girl into a confident, brave girl who refuses to conform to a society founded on questionable morals. For a book that’s based primarily on man’s inhumanity to man, the author manages to perfectly capture the essence of humanity. It’s also shocking how easy it was to relate some of the events and mentality of the people in the book to real life. This book is the best YA novel I’ve read for the year so far. It holds up a mirror to the society we live in and exposes all the things that are flawed within our own society.